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Recent Examples of invisibly
What happens inside hyphae is invisibly small.
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Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
In many complex systems, pressure accumulates gradually and almost invisibly until the system reaches a critical state.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
From the inside, they are made up of people who work relentlessly, often invisibly, to improve the future of their communities.
—John Atkinson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Healthcare’s next era will likely be defined by infrastructures that mirror those in fintech or logistics, systems that operate invisibly beneath the surface while enabling every stakeholder to move with confidence.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
The most subtle tribute of all is Ferdinand Piëch’s date of birth, April 1937, almost invisibly etched into the driver’s knee rest.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
However, a much more significant threat is quietly and invisibly building in the ground.
—Dinesh Phuyal, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Eilean Shona is a tidal island, physically (though usually invisibly) attached to the mainland, to the Rough Bounds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
In many complex systems, pressure accumulates gradually and almost invisibly until the system reaches a critical state.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
From the inside, they are made up of people who work relentlessly, often invisibly, to improve the future of their communities.
—John Atkinson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Healthcare’s next era will likely be defined by infrastructures that mirror those in fintech or logistics, systems that operate invisibly beneath the surface while enabling every stakeholder to move with confidence.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
The most subtle tribute of all is Ferdinand Piëch’s date of birth, April 1937, almost invisibly etched into the driver’s knee rest.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
However, a much more significant threat is quietly and invisibly building in the ground.
—Dinesh Phuyal, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Eilean Shona is a tidal island, physically (though usually invisibly) attached to the mainland, to the Rough Bounds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invisibly
Adverb
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Victor’s hand tightened imperceptibly on the glass.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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Every few seconds, the wolf almost imperceptibly shifts its head, as if scanning the horizon for predators or prey.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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According to François Godard, a media and telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, the $71B Disney-Fox deal from late last decade, which was waved through by the EU but examined minutely, sets the closest recent precedent for Hollywood M&A in the continent.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Williams knows how to humanize this bare-bones vocabulary, minutely adjusting the voicing of a chord or caressing the last of a set of recurring motifs with a regretful ritardando.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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When looked at microscopically, there were patterns that suggested the possibility of life on Mars at one time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Corintis The simulation and optimization software developed by Corintis is used to design a network of microscopically small channels on cold plates.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Unaccustomed to living with someone like Sprinkles, Louise was nearly moved to tears by this delivery of weeds, but Lynn had barely noticed.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The older son, Dustin, barely speaks, and baby James is wearing a grocery bag for a diaper.—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While these might seem insignificantly small compared to the average density, gravitation causes the overdense regions to grow and attract matter into them over time, while the underdense regions similarly give up their matter to their more dense surroundings.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Fortunately, with the help of a new process that allows for more targeted, minimally invasive surgery, that answer turned out to be yes, which the 70-year-old proved during a follow-up appointment.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Stevens underwent minimally invasive heart surgery a few days later, and he was released from the hospital on July 10.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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At this time, experts say, only a handful of laboratories in the United States have a way to detect the infinitesimally tiny particles.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Each loop is then placed in an infinitesimally tiny well in a microchip, which can have 25 million of those wells.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Invisibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invisibly. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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